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''Syntermes'' is a genus of large, hornless, open foraging
Syntermitinae The Syntermitinae is a neotropical subfamily of mandibulate nasute termites in the family Termitidae which contains 18 genera and 101 species. Majority of members in this subfamily have a soldier caste with a conspicuous horn-like projection from t ...
termites Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes (eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blattode ...
belonging to the family
Termitidae Termitidae is the largest family of termites whose members are commonly known as the higher termites. They are evolutionarily the most specialised termite group, with their highly compartmentalized hindgut lacking the flagellated protozoans comm ...
. The genus is most recognized for the large mounds built from loose soil that some species construct, with some as old as 4,000 years.


Species

# '' Syntermes aculeosus'' # '' Syntermes barbatus'' # '' Syntermes bolivianus'' # '' Syntermes brevimalatus'' # '' Syntermes calvus'' # '' Syntermes cearensis'' # '' Syntermes chaquimayensis'' # '' Syntermes crassilabrum'' # ''
Syntermes dirus ''Syntermes'' is a genus of large, hornless, open foraging Syntermitinae termites belonging to the family Termitidae. The genus is most recognized for the large mounds built from loose soil that some species construct, with some as old as 4,000 y ...
'' # '' Syntermes grandis'' # '' Syntermes insidians'' # '' Syntermes longiceps'' # '' Syntermes magnoculus'' # '' Syntermes molestus'' # '' Syntermes nanus'' # '' Syntermes obtusus'' # '' Syntermes parallelus'' # '' Syntermes peruanus'' # ''
Syntermes praecellens ''Syntermes'' is a genus of large, hornless, open foraging Syntermitinae termites belonging to the family Termitidae. The genus is most recognized for the large mounds built from loose soil that some species construct, with some as old as 4,000 y ...
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Syntermes spinosus ''Syntermes'' is a genus of large, hornless, open foraging Syntermitinae termites belonging to the family Termitidae. The genus is most recognized for the large mounds built from loose soil that some species construct, with some as old as 4,000 y ...
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Syntermes tanygnathus ''Syntermes'' is a genus of large, hornless, open foraging Syntermitinae termites belonging to the family Termitidae. The genus is most recognized for the large mounds built from loose soil that some species construct, with some as old as 4,000 y ...
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Syntermes territus ''Syntermes'' is a genus of large, hornless, open foraging Syntermitinae termites belonging to the family Termitidae. The genus is most recognized for the large mounds built from loose soil that some species construct, with some as old as 4,000 y ...
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Syntermes wheeleri ''Syntermes'' is a genus of large, hornless, open foraging Syntermitinae termites belonging to the family Termitidae Termitidae is the largest family of termites whose members are commonly known as the higher termites. They are evolutionarily ...
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References


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Nomenclator Zoologicus
* Constantino, R. 1995. Revision of the neotropical genus Syntermes Holmgren (Isoptera: Termitidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 55(13):455-518. * Emerson, A.E. 1945. The neotropical genus Syntermes (Isoptera: Termitidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 83(7):427-472. * Holmgren, N. 1909. Termitenstudien 1. Anatomische untersuchungen. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 44(3):1-215. * Holmgren, N. 1910a. Das system der termiten. Zoologischer Anzeiger 35:284-286. * Mathews, A.G.A. 1977. Studies on Termites from the Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Río de Janeiro: Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 267 pp. Animals described in 1802 Blattodea genera {{termite-stub